Quilting-frame.



. PATENTED MAR. 26, 1907; 8| 6| QUILTING FRAME.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 21, 1906- ZNIVENTORI uammm l u 4- l WITNESSES.-

ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES PTENT FFICE.

SAMUEL C. BAUGHN, OF BERTRAND, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO HENRYL. FINLEY, OF CHARLESTON, MISSOURI.

QUILTING-FRAME.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented March 26, 1907.

Application filed June 21, 1906. Serial No. 822.754.

of Missouri, have invented a new and useful.

Quilting-Frame, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has relation to quiltingframes; and it consists in thenovel construction and arrangement of its parts, as hereinafter shownand described.

The object of the invention is to provide a frame adapted to hold aquilt during the process of making and quilting the same. The frameincludes end rails, to the ends of which is journaled a roller. Therails constitute two sides of the frame and the roller a third side. Abar is slidably located upon the rails and forms the fourth side of theframe. Said bar is adapted to move toward and away from said roller.Means are provided for attaching the edges of the quilt to the frame,and as the said quilt is completed the finished parts thereof are woundupon said roller. for the said rails and the bar. Said legs do notextend vertically down from the parts to which they are attached, butare located at the side thereof and are connected with the said parts bymeans of horizontal brackets. Thus the said legs are not in the way andwill not interfere with the quilting operation.

In the accompanyin drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective view 0 thequilting-frame. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a link used upon theframe.

I The frame includes end rails 1 1, which are provided with a number ofperforations 2.

. The roller 3 is journaled at the ends of said rails 1 1. Said rolleris provided with a number of eyes 4 4. The bar 5 is located in the samehorizontal plane as the rails 1 1. Said bar 5 is provided at its endswith the straps 6, which receive the said rails 1 1. The pin 7 isadapted to be passed through the strap 6 and through one of theperforations 2. Thus said bar 3 is fixed with relation to the rails 1 1.The inner edge of said bar 5 is provided with a number of eyes 8. Thebrackets 9 are secured at their ends to either the end rails 1 or thebar 5 and extend laterally away from the same. The legs 10 are attachedto Supporting-legs are provided said brackets. It will thus be seen thatthe legs 10 are not directly under the portions of the frame that theysupport, but are located at the side thereof. Thus the said legs do notinterfere with the quilting operation.

The links 11 are located upon the rails 1. 1. Each link is provided witha friction-roller 12, which engages the outer vertical side of the saidrail. The hooks 13 are attached to the links 11, and the free end ofeach hook is adapted to engage the next adjacent link and space thelinks at proper distances apart. The quilt 14 is secured, by means ofthe lacing 15, to the eyes 8, eyes 4, and links 11. As the quilt iscompleted it is wound upon the shaft 3, said shaft having at one end apawland-ratchet mechanism 16, which normally prevents the said shaftfrom unwinding.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A quilting-frame consisting of end rails, a shaft j ournaled at theends thereof, a bar slidably mounted upon said rails, legs supportingthe frame, and laterally-extending brackets connecting the upper ends ofsaid legs withthe frame.

2. A quilting-frame consisting of end rails, a shaft journaled at theends thereof, a bar slid-ably located upon said rails, said bar and saidshaft having quilting-engaging means, and links located upon said rails.

3. A quilting-frame consisting of end rails, a shaft journaled at theends thereof, a bar slidably located upon said rails, and links locatedupon said rails and having frictionrollers which engage the outer edgesof the rails.

4. A quilting-frame consisting of end rails, a shaft jouinaled at theends thereof, a bar slidahly located upon said rails, links located uponsaid rails, and hooks attached to said links and each adapted to engagethe next adjacent link and space the links apart.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto afilxedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL O. BAUGHN.

Witnesses:

J. 11. DEWITT, M. E. YORK.

